Wildflowers of California Woods Nature Preserve- List By Scientific Name
Click on the plants common name to see a color photograph taken within the preserve. A short description will provide technical and historical information for each plant.
Actaea pachypoda- White Baneberry
Actinomeris altemifolia- Wingstem (Sunflower)
Agrimonia pubescens- Agrimony
Alliaria officinalis- Garlic Mustard
Allium canadense- Wild Garlic
Allium tricoccum- Wild Leek
Ambrosia trifida- Great Ragweed
Amphicarpaea bracteata- Hog Peanut
Anemonella thalictroides- Rue Anemone
Anthriscus sylvestris- Wild Chervil
Apocynum cannabinum- Indian Hemp
Arisaema dracontium- Green Dragon
Arisaema triphyllum- Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Aruncus dioicus- Goatsbeard
Asarum canadense- Wild Ginger
Asclepias syriaca- Common Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa- Butterfly Weed
Asparagus officinalis- Wild Asparagus
Aster cordifolius- Heart-Leaved Aster
Aster pilosus var. pilosus- Hairy Aster
Barbarea vulgaris- Yellowrocket
Blephilis hirsuta- Hairy Wood Mint
Camassia scilloides- Wild Hyacinth
Campanula americana- Tall Bellflower
Carax pennsylvanica- Pennsylvania Sedge
Cardamine bulbosa- Spring Cress
Cardamine douglassii- Purple Cress
Cardamine pennsylvanica- Pennsylvania Bittercress
Caulophyllum thalictroides- Blue Cohosh
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum- Ox-Eye Daisy
Cichorium intybus- Chicory
Cimicifuga racemose- Black Cohosh
Circaea quadrisulcata- Enchanters Nightshade
Claytonia virginica- Spring Beauty
Collinsia verna- Blue-Eyed Mary
Commelina communis- Asiatic Dayflower
Conopholis americana- Squawroot
Coronilla varia- Crown Vetch
Corydalis flavula- Yellow Corydalis
Cryptotaenia candadensis- Honewort
Daucus carota- Wild Carrot (Queen Anne's Lace)
Delphinium tricorns- Dwarf Larkspur (Three-Horned Larkspur)
Dentaria diphylla- Two-Leaved Toothwort
Cardamine concatenata - Cutleaf Toothwort
Desmodium canescens- Hoary Tick-Trefoil
Desmodium cuspidatum- Large Bracted Tick-Trefoil
Desmodium laevigatum- Smooth Tick-Trefoil
Desmodium pauciflorum- Few-Flowered Tick-Trefoil
Dicentra canadensis- Squirrel Corn
Dicentra cucullaria- Dutchmans Breeches
Dodecatheon meadia- Shooting Star
Duchensnea indica- Indian Strawberry
Epifagus virginiana- Beechdrops
Eranthus hyemalis- Winter Aconite
Erigenia bulbosa- Harbinger of Spring
Erigeron philadelphicus- Common (Philadelphia) Fleabane
Erythronium albidum- White Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum- Yellow Trout Lily
Eupatorium coelestinum- Mistflower
Eupatorium purpureum- Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatroium rugosum- White Snakeroot
Galanthus nivalus- Snowdrops
Galium circaezans- Wild Licorice
Galium pedemontana- Piedmont Bedstraw
Galium triflorum- Fragrant Bedstraw
Gaura biennis - Gaura (Biennial Gaura)
Geranium carolinianum- Carolina Cranesbill
Geranium maculatum- Wild Geranium
Geum canadense- White Avens
Glechoma hederacea- Ground Ivy (Gill Over The Ground)
Heliopsis helianthoides- Ox-Eye Sunflower
Hepatica acutiloba- Sharp-Lobed Hepatica
Houstonia caerulea- Bluets
Houstonia purpurea- Purple Houstonia
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum- Appendaged Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum- Large-Leaved Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum Canadense- Broad-Leaf Waterleaf
Impatiens capensis- Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Spotted Jewelweed)
Impatiens pallida- Pale Touch-Me-Not (Pale Jewelweed)
Iodanthus pinnatifidus- Purple Rocket
Jeffersonia diphylla- Twinleaf
Lamium purpureum- Purple Dead Nettle
Liparis lillifolia- Lily-Leaved Twayblade
Lobelia siphilitica- Great Lobelia
Luzula pilosa- Hairy Wood Rush
Medicago lupulina- Black Medic
Mertensia virginica- Virginia Bluebell
Mimulus alatus- Sharp-Winged Monkeyflower
Monarda fistulosa- Wild Bergamot
Monotropa uniflora- Indian Pipe
Oenothera biennis- Evening Primrose
Ornithogalum umbellatum- Star of Bethlehem
Osmorhiza Claytoni- Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza longistylis- Sweet Cicely
Oxalis europaea- Yellow Wood-Sorrel
Panax quinquefolius- American Ginseng
Pentstemon Digitalis- Foxglove Beardtongue
Phacelia bipinnatifida- Purple Phacelia
Phlox divaricata- Wild Blue Phlox
Phryma leptostachya- Lopseed
Phytolacca americana- Pokeweed
Podophyllum peltatum- Mayapple
Polygonatum canaliculatum- Great Solomons Seal
Polygonum cespitosum- Long-Bristled Smartweed
Polygonum convolvulus- Black Bindweed
Polygonum persicaria- Lady's Thumb
Pernanthes altissima- Rattlesnake Root
Prunella vulgaris- Heal-All
Ranunculus abortivus- Small-Flowered Crowfoot
Ranunculus ficaria- Lesser Celandine
Ranunculus recurvatus- Hooked Crowfoot
Rhus toxicodendron- Poison Ivy
Rosa multiflora- Multiflora Rose
Ruellia caroliniensis- Hairy Ruellia
Sanguinaria canadensis- Bloodroot
Scutellaria nervosa- Veined Skullcap
Sedum ternatum- Wild Stonecrop
Senecio aureus- Golden Ragwort
Silene latifolia- White Campion
Sisyrinchium angustifolium- Blue-Eyed Grass
Smilacina racemose- False Solomons Seal (Solomons Plume)
Solanum carolinense- Horse-Nettle
Solidage caesia- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis- Canada Goldenrod
Solidago flaxicaulis- Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago Graminifolia- Grass-Leaved Goldenrod
Stellaria media- Common Chickweed
Stellaria pubera- Starry Chickweed
Strophostyles umbellata- Pink Wild Bean
Stylophorum diphyllum- Celandine Poppy (Wood Poppy)
Synandra hispidula- Synandra
Taraxacum officinale- Common Dandelion
Tovara virginiana- Jumpseed (Virginia Knotweed)
Tradescantia Ohiensis- Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia subaspera- Zigzag Spiderwort
Trifolium agrarium- Hop Clover
Trifolium pratense- Red Clover
Trifolium repens- White Clover
Trillium flexipes- Drooping Trillium
Trillium luteum- Yellow Trillium
Trillium Sessile- Sessile Trillium
Triodanis perfoliata- Venus' Looking-Glass
Trogopogon dubius- Yellow Salsify
Urtica dioica- Stinging Nettle
Valeriana pauciflora- Valerian
Verbascum thapsus- Common Mullein
Verbena urticifolia- White Vervain
Veronia altissima- Tall Ironweed
Veronica polita- Gray Field Speedwell
Viola canadensis- Canada Violet
Viola sororia - Common Blue Violet
Viola sororia f. priceana- Confederate Violet
Viola pubescens- Downy Yellow Violet
Viola Striata- Cream Violet
Zizia aurea- Golden Alexanders